Yeah, the BBC called it a moped but the Doctor referred to it as a scooter several times.

You might have noticed that when he gave it away at the end of the show he said to keep it hidden away for a while. Thus, making it clear he also understood it to be a 60's/70's vespa. (Sorry I don't know vespas well but I do know that it was way newer than 1953.)

You might have noticed that when he gave it away at the end of the show he said to keep it hidden away for a while. Thus, making it clear he also understood it to be a 60's/70's vespa. (Sorry I don't know vespas well but I do know that it was way newer than 1953.)

Yeah, that was "The Idiot's Lantern" from this past spring. It was a good episode.

It wasn't that new, it was like 56-58. But still, the joke is funny. They're in England in 1953, and inexchange for breaking up the kid's parents' marriage, The Doctor gives him a scooter and says "Better keep that hidden for a few years, or people will start asking questions."

Dammit, I wish some dandy in a pinstripe suit who time-travels in a police box with some blonde chav would break up my parents marriage and give me a scooter. Shit.